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230998 Sgt. Reginald Pierce British Army 24th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers from:Gresford, Wrexham (d.10th Nov 1918) Sgt. Reginald Pierce was a former police officer at Wrexham Police Station. He enlisted at Wrexham on the 13th of December 1915, he was posted with the 2nd Battalion to France on the 4th of July 1916 then posted back to United Kingdom because of illness. He was posted to 24th Battalion on the 16th of February and then to Eygpt, where he was wounded. On recovery transferred with Battalion to France in June 1918. The Battalion entered the line at Ingoyghem on the night of the 29th/30th of October 1918 and advanced on the 31st, being heavily shelled and engaged with rifle and machine gun fire, in the advance Sergeant Pierce was badly wounded and moved to the 3rd Australian Clearing Station where he died on the 10th of November 1918. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**